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Samuel L. Gravely, Jr. became the first African American Admiral in the United States Navy.
Samuel Lee Gravely Jr. became the first Black admiral in the U.S. Navy.
Hazel Harrison, pianist, was born on May 12, 1883 in La Porte, Indiana to parents Hiram and Olive Harrison. Hiram was the co-owner of a barber shop and Olive was a hairdresser and manicurist. Hazel Harrison began playing the piano at the age of four, and by age eight she was earning extra money for the family by playing at local parties and dances. Harrison graduated from La Porte High School in 1902. She was married to beauty product salesman Walter Bainter Anderson from 1919 to the late 1920s, and to Alabama businessman Allen Moton in the late 1950s. Both marriages ended in divorce.
Upon graduating high school, Harrison continued to earn money playing concerts and dances in La Porte and Chicago. In 1904 she was asked to play with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, making her the first American to play with a European orchestra whose entire education had taken place in America. After she came back to the United States Harrison performed a recital at Kimball Hall in Chicago in 1910. A music critic issued a plea to the music community to sponsor her to go to Germany to continue her education, and she received financial assistance from several prominent classical musicians. She was able to travel to Berlin in 1911 to study with accomplished pianist Hugo van Dalen. Van Dalen encouraged his students, including Harrison, to improve their music skills by exploring the local cultural scene. On this advice, Harrison spent much of her time in Germany studying German painting, literature, and philosophy.
Harrison returned to the United States and began a series of recitals and concerts in major cities including New York, Chicago, and Boston. Her fame rose significantly during this period, and though she was recognized for her talent she was not offered any positions with major orchestras because of her race. A 1922 Chicago reviewer said “She is extremely talented…it seems too bad that the fact that she is a negress may limit her future plans.” She played for special events with orchestras, such as the Minneapolis
Harper Lee , in full Nelle Harper Lee (born April 28, 1926, Monroeville, Alabama, U.
Supreme Court ruled in railroad Jim Crow case brought by Congressman Arthur Mitchell that separate facilities must be substantially equal.
Mrs. Robert W. Claytor elected president of the YWCA, the first Black president of the organization.
Don Redman, musical prodigy, multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, vocalist and bandleader, was the first musician to use the oboe as a jazz instrument in a solo he performed in a recording of After the Storm, with Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra. The piece was recorded by Pathe Actuelle in New York.
W. Robert Ming, Chicago lawyer, elected chairman of American Veterans Committee. He was the first Black to head a major national veterans organization.
Two African American women, Alice Walker and Gloria Naylor win American Book Awards for fiction
World Boxing Association and New York State Athletic Commission withdrew recognition of Muhammad Ali as world heavyweight boxing champion because of his refusal to serve in the U.S. armed forces.
Inventor awarded patent for ships propeller
He died from liver failure on April 28, 1992, aged 73.
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